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Category: Tallaght
TD and two councillors among 27 to face water protest charges
By Brendan Grehan A TD and two South Dublin county councillors are among 27 people who are facing summonses over an incident ...
Households stress levels soar since 2001 surveys – with almost 30 per cent of primary carers having no access to medical cards or health cover
By Mary DennehyA MAJOR new study of more than 1,050 people across Tallaght has revealed that households are experiencing higher stress levels, ...
Trip down memory lane
By William O'ConnorIT WAS a case of reeling in the years when six friends met up at St Maelruain’s for the first ...
Council ‘are making no effort’ to support Dublin football team
By Mary DennehyA LOCAL councillor this week told The Echo that he is blue in the face from asking South Dublin County ...
GANGS openly selling drugs in day-time deals beside a Tallaght primary school
By Maurice GarveyDRUG-dealing in open public view has become a way of life for frustrated residents in a Tallaght estate. Young dealers ...
Fan-tastic Dub! Kathleen (just 103) expects to celebrate her birthday with the Sam Maguire Cup
By Mary DennehyONE of Dublin’s oldest fans will be decked out in blue this Sunday and hoping that her 103rd birthday won’t ...
Elderly woman sleeping in tent off Tallaght High Street
By Mary DennehyAn elderly women sleeping in a tent, a young man living in bushes in Jobstown and up to 18 people ...
Did you miss any of the biggest news from last week’s Echo? Right this way…
By Simon WalshThis week tributes flowed in to honour the memory of two former Firhouse residents, who sadly passed away whilst abroad. ...
Emergency housing in hotels costs €4.5m in first six months of year
By Maurice GarveyOVER €4.5 million has been spent housing people in emergency accommodation at commercial hotels in the first six months of ...
Four students awarded 3rd level scholarships
By Mary DennehyTHIRD-level scholarships were awarded to four Tallaght students this week, as part of a community-based education programme which supports both ...